title: Psychoanalytic aims and attitudes.
abstract: This paper explores distinctions and relationships among psychoanalytic aims, psychoanalytic attitudes, and psychoanalytic techniques. The author proposes that these distinctions can illuminate a number of important tensions and problems within our clinical theories.
authors.affiliation: Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute, USA. jhansell@umich.edu
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hansell
mesh_terms: D001290:Attitude; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy / Q000379:methods*